Derry actress-film producer Roma Downey has accepted a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
She is the 2,586th person and the first Irish woman to receive the honour.
Her husband, producer Mark Burnett, was among those who joined her at the ceremony, along with Della Reese, her co-star on the smash-hit “Touched by an Angel” television series.
Speaking afterwards, she said: “This is a great day, a great day for the Irish,” she said.
“Twenty- five years ago I came to America from Ireland looking for the American dream. I came with my heart full of hope,” she told MyNewsLA.com
“The American dream meant to me freedom and opportunity, and like many immigrants before me this great country has offered the opportunity to make my dreams come true.”
The ceremony came eight days before the release of the fifth film version of the epic tale of revenge “Ben- Hur,” on which Downey and Burnett were among the executive producers.
The local Salvation Army band played “Hooray for Hollywood” and “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling/” during the ceremony.
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